Lil Wayne's "Carter III" expected to move 1 mil units in first week!

[The 24th Letter]

Re: Lil Wayne's "Carter III" expected to move 1 mil units in first week!

thats the thing...he's not really consistent but in his eyes he thinks he is really dropping some knowledge....on the end of one of the songs on the Carter 3 he talks for like 2-3 mins about social issues ...I was listening to it like "this guy really thinks he's smart"

I hear you, i mean im not trying to change opinions, nor do I want to, but...

"getting deep" isnt about sunsets, trees, flowers and big words to me...its about the expression of whatever is inside the person IMO but thats another thread

[Herbsinator]

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First of all, I don't think everyone's opinions are equal on music. I'm not saying that mine is better than yours but some are better than other's. I'm sorry, but I think pharrell or Dr. Dre's opinion on Hip-Hop than mine or yours.

Also, I'm going to say this. This is just my opinion, but in my opinion, I think outside of Outkast and TI, most southern rap (and rap that tries to sound southern) is trash. Obviously this is just my opinion and everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but I just don't see what the hype is all about.

[3rdAnswer]

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If you were to literally assess Lil Wayne as a rapper on the following topics, he would be extremely average.

Flow
Subject Matter
Metaphors and Similes
Personification
Syntax
Delivery
Theme/Thesis

I grade rappers like I was taught how to grade poets when I was in English. They are wayyyy better rappers out there than Lil Wayne. If you seriously take a close look at him without assuming he's the greatest rapper ever, you will come away underwhelmed.

[Husker_OS]

Re: Lil Wayne's "Carter III" expected to move 1 mil units in first week!

Any news on a fourth Breaking Benjamin CD?

Coming out this year. Probably October/November. They started recording this month I think.


If you notice, they come out with a new album every 2 years('02 with Saturate, '04 with We Are Not Alone, '06 with Phobia)

[Cyros]

Re: Lil Wayne's "Carter III" expected to move 1 mil units in first week!

Coming out this year. Probably October/November. They started recording this month I think.


If you notice, they come out with a new album every 2 years('02 with Saturate, '04 with We Are Not Alone, '06 with Phobia)

Didn't notice that. Only caught on to Breaking Benjamin when they did the song for Halo 2.

[Streets]

Re: Lil Wayne's "Carter III" expected to move 1 mil units in first week!

do you man. enjoy what music you want to.

I didnt mention the word "*****", anything that rhymes with *****, or even the letters H-A-T in sucession in ANY of my posts lol

so maybe your telling yourself something...

spot on, Husker

If it seemed like I was going at you personally, I was addressing everyone in the thread. The not liking him because he's mainstream was directed at you (since I don't even listen to underground music.

Unfortunately you guys fall into the "*****" category.

That is where the "*****" part comes in.

I'm not giving anyone flack for liking him or looking for motives behind it. In fact, if anything, I am trying to understand why he is considered so great because he sucks imo.

The point of my thread was that someone can simply dislike Wayne based on the music alone. Not because he is mainstream, and not because they are a "*****".

[realtalktruth]

Re: Lil Wayne's "Carter III" expected to move 1 mil units in first week!

First of all, I don't think everyone's opinions are equal on music. I'm not saying that mine is better than yours but some are better than other's. I'm sorry, but I think pharrell or Dr. Dre's opinion on Hip-Hop than mine or yours.

Also, I'm going to say this. This is just my opinion, but in my opinion, I think outside of Outkast and TI, most southern rap (and rap that tries to sound southern) is trash. Obviously this is just my opinion and everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but I just don't see what the hype is all about.

and why do you think that their opinions are better than everyone else's? maybe its because they are well established because people like you and me think they are.(are opinions) at one time or another they were average joes until we came to the conclusion that they were not.

btw you forgot about Ludacris, the best rapper alive or dead.(my opinion)

[Rocky]

Re: Lil Wayne's "Carter III" expected to move 1 mil units in first week!

First of all, I don't think everyone's opinions are equal on music. I'm not saying that mine is better than yours but some are better than other's. I'm sorry, but I think pharrell or Dr. Dre's opinion on Hip-Hop than mine or yours.

Also, I'm going to say this. This is just my opinion, but in my opinion, I think outside of Outkast and TI, most southern rap (and rap that tries to sound southern) is trash. Obviously this is just my opinion and everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but I just don't see what the hype is all about.

Well that is your opinion, but I would suggests that you listen to a greater variety of "southern" rap to have a more educated opinion.

[Herbsinator]

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Well that is your opinion, but I would suggests that you listen to a greater variety of "southern" rap to have a more educated opinion.

throw some names out there...I've bet I've heard a lot of them. I have Sirius radio and I listen almost exclusively to the hip-hop stations so I hear pretty much all of the mainstream rap out there.

[The 24th Letter]

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Say what you what you want about the artists in the south, but they basically own the game right now...and are the only ones moving units and selling records..

[3rdAnswer]

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Say what you what you want about the artists in the south, but they basically own the game right now...and are the only ones moving units and selling records..

If the goal is to make money and move units, then they have conquered the "formula".

It's just like those spoof movies...Scary Movie, Epic Movie, Meet The Spartans......they are horrible movies but young teenagers go out to see them and they make a little bit of money.

[The 24th Letter]

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If the goal is to make money and move units, then they have conquered the "formula".

It's just like those spoof movies...Scary Movie, Epic Movie, Meet The Spartans......they are horrible movies but young teenagers go out to see them and they make a little bit of money.

LOL what is it about then?? no quotations\formula about it...
You make songs in your basement and distribute it to your friends if you just have a passion for music and want to share your work...

You get in the game to do some of the former but mainly to make money, move units.

Ghostface is on YouTube begging for people to buy his record right now...its sad man...but it is what it is...shoot I hate the stuff on the radio- but I give credit where credit is due..those guys are capitolizing..and making way more than "a little bit of money"

[3rdAnswer]

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LOL what is it about then?? no quotations\formula about it...
You make songs in your basement and distribute it to your friends if you just have a passion for music and want to share your work...

You get in the game to do some of the former but mainly to make money, move units.

Ghostface is on YouTube begging for people to buy his record right now...its sad man...but it is what it is...shoot I hate the stuff on the radio- but I give credit where credit is due..those guys are capitolizing..and making way more than "a little bit of money"

It's about making money while doing something original. If you have to sell your creative soul to the devil and do whatever it takes to make money, it's never worth it. In 10 years, you think anybody will give a damn about Lil Wayne?

[The 24th Letter]

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Im not sure, but im going to assume Wayne would prefer having money in the bank as opposed to being relevant\remembered in 10 years....

But to answer your question, naw I dont think so....b\c like I said in my last post..Ghostface is forgotten obviously, and hes about as original as you can get...now hes bartering for record sales...

[Cebby]

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But to answer your question, naw I dont think so....b\c like I said in my last post..Ghostface is forgotten obviously, and hes about as original as you can get...now hes bartering for record sales...

Ghostface is a major part of arguably the two best rap albums of all time, and has 1 fewer platinum album than Lil Wayne.

Lil Wayne is the flavor of the month. Before him there was Soulja Boy, the Mike Jones/Paul Wall/Slim Thug group of clowns, G-Unit, and then we're right back to the Big Tymers and Hot Boys.